Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Pickle Momster - Lime & Roselle

Planted
Roselle and it was flowering/fruiting a lot ...that is till it was
attacked by bugs....now two trees died and the last one is dying too.

What to do....fast fast harvest the fruit la

Mamarazzi
thought wanna make jam but kinda lazy. Packed the harvested fruits into
the freezer first la. When the mood comes baru make la

Still too much fruits. Google and found some would make pickle out of the Roselle.

For easy method of peeling the fruit. Just cut the bottom and take put the seed.

After that, just blanch the fruit for about 10seconds. Don't wait too long ya else the fruit would "melt" . That was what happen to Mamarazzi's first batch of blanched Roselle.

Let the fruit cool down. Add sugar and lemon juice. Mix it well and put into jar. Can be eat a week later.

Me? I didn't like the taste. Preferred McD Sundae better. But Mamarazzi said maybe if put as topping on the Sundae, I will like leh....but no thanks.

While in a "pickle" mood, guess what else she pickled? Yup...Lime Saw in an FB group people pickle lime. Seems good for sore throat.

Again.....just add sugar . The sugar will melt. But these have to wait a month to be ready for consumption.

Papa said all put sugar ah? Not good la. Got Salted version ka? Alamak.....errr....again pakai hentam method la. just add loads of Salt la. Few years ago Mamarazzi did try to make the salted version but then the salt did not melt.

Then a friend told her in order for the salt to melt, have to put under the sun. Hmmm .....still haven't really "melt" yet as at todate but can see the salt is damp lah. Maybe it takes long time for the salt to melt gua. Meantime...keeping the fingers crossed la.

I was also thinking of roselle as topping for the vanilla cone, haha.. Eh, maybe nice leh, can try wor.. Wah, pickled lime, I also want.. I saw lime and suen mui, yummzzz, sure taste nice after a month..

wah got roselle planted in Mamarazzi's garden woh.. Uncle SK has always just seen the fruit in photos, didn't actually know how the real things looks like.. now can ask agak see from here, somemore Mamarazzi said got seeds one woh..

ooh can melt just by cooking longer?? hmm, probably that's how the people make them into drinks or jam kot?? pickled roselle ah?? have not heard about that before leh, so can eat already now?? Uncle SK guess this must be a "moderately basi" post lah so by the time Mamarazzi posts this today sure more than a week ago, hehe!! :)

ooh pickled limes!! that is for sure very good for throat, and the drinks made from that is sure very refreshing dei.. and yalor, Uncle SK thought it's always done with using salt but never know can be done using sugar also.. nice try leh, maybe use brown sugar can be healthier ah?? and salt ones must let it jemur baru can?? wah, Uncle SK learns a lot today leh~~ :)

Salted preserved lemons is a Moroccan dish (I saw that on TV)....and it works with limes and oranges too. You have to pack the limes very tightly in the jar. I think your salt didn't melt because you didn't press it down tightly enough. Leave as little space as possible, that way you don't have to use so much sea salt (not table salt). Sometimes they add fennel seeds, coriander seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon stick for added flavour. I've not made it before but hope this tip works for you.

I am very interested to know how's the taste of pickle roselle? Wah! the asam boi sandwiched by the lime makes my mouth waters leh....I used to do that and then suck the lime juice together with the asam boi...tastes very sweet and nice.

I am very familiar with this Roselle flowers. It is flowers and not fruits if I am not mistaken.I think this Roselle trend only bloomed late here in Malaysia but I had them since infant in Thailand.Their Roselle crops have long been planted in Northern States of Thailand where it is cooler and dry which suits the crops. My mother always boiled them in big pots and added sugar. They tasted exactly like Ribena, no less. It is very rich with vitamins and good for cooling too. The Thai vendors sell them all in dried pulps in their wet markets. So you should just dried them all under hot sun till dark purple/reddish and store them in containers for months. Anytime can boil to make drinks. When I was in my 20s, I started to see Roselle jams, soaps and even tarts sold in Thailand.

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